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Why not suport your hospice by giving a gift that could bring joy and comfort to one of our pateints and their families? We have a range of gift opportunites for you to pledge that could touch someone's life
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Fundraising Events & Activities
Do you want to start the new year with a challenge, well look no further, we have something for everyone....
Jo Nicholson's 2008 London Marathon Blog
It's a Knockout 2008
3 Peaks Challenge September 2008
Night at the Musicals 14th June 2008
Colne Bike Ride 3rd August 2008 Click here for Sponsor Form
St Helena Hospice Support Groups
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Established before the Hospice opened for patients, "Friends" raises over £20,000 every year by placing money boxes in hundreds of shops and businesses throughout North Essex. Membership subscription is just £1 per year - phone 01206 560112 or write to Friends of St Helena Hospcie, 5 St Botolphs Street, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7DU.
Shops
Clacton, Dovercourt and Head Street and St Botolph's Street both in Colchester all sell clothes, small items of furniture, crockery, jewellery, toys, etc. Our shops in Frinton and Halstead sell mainly books with some records and pictures. All are supported by a Distribution Centre where much of the donated stock is sorted and then sent to each shop as required.
Shops and Distribution Centre are all staffed by teams of volunteers. More helpers and stock are always needed. Details below.
Distribution Centre: 95/97 Magdalen Street, Colchester, CO1 2LA 01206 793429
St Botolph's Shop: 5 St Botolph's Street, Colchester CO2 7DU. 01206 764754.
Head Street Shop: 62 Head Street, Colchester CO1 1PB. 01206 563330.
Furniture Shop: 95/97 Magdalen Street, Colchester, CO1 2LA 01206 793937
Halstead Shop: 51 High Street, Halstead Essex CO9 2JD 01787 474461.
Dovercourt Shop: 3 Kingsway Hall, Bagshaw Road, Dovercourt Essex CO12 3JR.
01255 240959.
Clacton Shop: 4-8 Pallister Road, Clacton on Sea Essex CO15 1PQ. 01255 475055.
Frinton Bookshop: 92 Connaught Avenue, Frinton on Sea, Essex CO13 9PT.
01255 851755.
Legacies
It is so important to write a Will to ensure that all the people and things you care about are looked after and that your money and property will be used as you would wish.
Whilst we can recommend that everyone should write a Will we can only hope that people include St Helena Hospice as a beneficiary. For many years kind people have supported the work of the Hospice by leaving a legacy in their Will.
Here are some ways in which you might help St Helena Hospice in your Will:
A share of your estate.
When all your other commitments are dealt with, part of what remains of your estate can be used to benefit St Helena Hospice. This has the advantage (for us) of being inflation proof.
A specified gift of money.
Either a fixed sum or a fixed percentage of the residue (what's left after all other commitments are met). You could help to preserve the value of such a gift by linking it to a cost of living index.
Property or other items of value.
Houses, stocks & shares, furniture, jewellery have all been left to St Helena Hospice over the years.
The Wills expert at your Solicitor can explain all you need to know about writing a Will and the ways in which you can help St Helena Hospice. They can help you to come to an arrangement which satisfies your commitments to family and friends which might also benefit the Hospice.
Trust Funds
There are thousands of Charitable Trust Funds able to make contributions to the costs of running a charity such as St Helena Hospice. We make regular applications for support with capital costs and running expenses.
Volunteers
Over 800 volunteers give time and talent to help St Helena Hospice run smoothly and efficiently; without them we would struggle indeed. About half of these wonderful people work in our shops and Distribution Centre and many more (not included in the 800) raise funds for St Helena Hospice in other ways.
Contact us
Fundraising Office is at 95 - 97 Magdalen Street, Colchester CO1 2LA. 01206 791740
Fax. 01206 793477
email: enquiries@sthelenahospice.org.uk
